amazing book of strength. husband dies, daughter has brain tumor and yet she writes on with this beautiful melancholy lilt. this book should be read damazing book of strength. husband dies, daughter has brain tumor and yet she writes on with this beautiful melancholy lilt. this book should be read during cocktail hour, curled up in a big chair. its an interesting look into a very close and successful marriage. the photo on the back of the hard cover jacket is a priceless picture of casual elegance....more

this book is so compelling and i feel like no one knows about it. very informative regarding sarajevo and the muslim/ serb conflict that went on therethis book is so compelling and i feel like no one knows about it. very informative regarding sarajevo and the muslim/ serb conflict that went on there but in a novel way, not a reporting way. add a sassy high school sharp shooter chick and you have yourself a page turner. the plot twists and turns to keep the book alive....more

you are either a murakami fan or you aren't. i am. i have read everything that has been translated into english and they're all good and they all emcoyou are either a murakami fan or you aren't. i am. i have read everything that has been translated into english and they're all good and they all emcompass looking at life differently. this book is wonderful because it is quiet. it is melancholy. it is about caring. it is about voracious girls. coming of age college guy in japan with sucidal girlfriend and nutty second girl who is a friend, kind of. hijinks ensue but in this very quiet way. i can't even describe it. you must read it!...more

a simple book about a simple thing... what soldiers in vietnam carried with them and the stories around them. all interesting, some moving and some saa simple book about a simple thing... what soldiers in vietnam carried with them and the stories around them. all interesting, some moving and some sad. its like... oh the humanity!...more

after wandering the book store for almost an hour i picked this book up on the power of isabelle allende's House of Spirits. maybe it was my low expecafter wandering the book store for almost an hour i picked this book up on the power of isabelle allende's House of Spirits. maybe it was my low expectations but i was happily bedazzled by the infininte plan. it chronicles a person/ family through multiple generations, countries and states. the characters are very well rounded and i believed them. it's not a mystery page turner but a good story about family and the trajedies that happen in life....more

this book borderlines on perfect. it depicts the coming of age of a poet in mexico city in the 60s and on. its not an easy read because it bounces betthis book borderlines on perfect. it depicts the coming of age of a poet in mexico city in the 60s and on. its not an easy read because it bounces between multiple characters sometimes without warning but it is a pleasure. the plot twists and turns and history presents itself. i can't help but imagine gabriel gael garcia speaking as the main character....more